Linguist

Innodata Lanka; Jaboatão dos Guararapes; Presencial; BRL 80.000 - 120.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A language technology company based in Brazil is looking for a Linguistics Expert to enhance AI training initiatives and create linguistically rich content. The ideal candidate will hold a degree in linguistics and possess strong analytical, writing, and communication skills. Key responsibilities include content creation, QA on model outputs, and conducting linguistic research. This role offers an opportunity to shape the capabilities of language models through high-quality data curation and evaluation.

Qualificações

• Deep understanding of linguistic theory and language structure.
• Experience with computational linguistics, corpus analysis, or LLM training is a plus.
• Strong writing, editing, and communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Create or edit linguistically-rich content for NLP pipelines.
• Identify and resolve issues related to ambiguity, bias, and grammaticality.
• Perform quality assurance on model outputs.
• Annotate linguistic datasets with relevant labels.
• Conduct linguistic research to support internal teams.
• Evaluate model behavior and error patterns.

Conhecimentos

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Strong writing skills

Editing skills

Communication skills

Formação académica

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Linguistics or related field

Descrição da oferta de emprego

About the Role

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented linguist to support AI training initiatives and linguistic content creation. This role is ideal for someone with a strong academic background in linguistics (syntax, semantics, pragmatics, morphology, phonology, sociolinguistics, etc.) and a passion for language, technology, and clear communication. You will play a crucial role in shaping the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) and NLP-based systems through high-quality linguistic data curation, annotation, and evaluation.

Job Title

Linguistics Expert – AI Training & Content Writing (Language: Portuguese, Location: Brazil)

Experience Level

Bachelors or Masters or PhD in Linguistics or a related field.

Key Responsibilities

• Create or edit linguistically-rich content including grammar guides, syntactic analyses, usage explanations, or examples for NLP pipelines.
• Identify and resolve issues related to ambiguity, bias, and grammaticality.
• Perform quality assurance (QA) on model outputs for fluency, tone, factual accuracy, and language appropriateness.
• Annotate linguistic datasets with syntactic, semantic, or pragmatic labels.
• Support internal teams by conducting linguistic research and summarizing findings.
• Apply linguistic knowledge to evaluate model behavior, error patterns, and generalization issues.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of linguistic theory and language structure.
• Experience with one or more of the following is a plus: computational linguistics, corpus analysis, language data annotation, LLM training.
• Strong writing, editing, and communication skills.